1 / 16

ANTIGONE Scenes 3-5

ANTIGONE Scenes 3-5. English 10. Grammar Practice: PARTICIPLE. Participle: a verb form used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun Example: a creaking floor (present participle) Example: a fried egg (past participle) Participial Phrase: consists of a participle & a modifier.

yul
Download Presentation

ANTIGONE Scenes 3-5

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. ANTIGONE Scenes 3-5 English 10

  2. Grammar Practice: PARTICIPLE • Participle: a verb form used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun • Example: a creaking floor (present participle) • Example: a fried egg (past participle) • Participial Phrase: consists of a participle & a modifier. • Example: She wore a dress designed by her aunt (participial phrase) • Example: Limping badly, the hiker continued down the slope. (participial phrase)

  3. Grammar Practice: GERUND • Gerund: a verb form ending in -ing that acts as a noun • Example:Dancing is my favorite pastime. (gerund - noun as subject) • Example: I enjoy singing. (gerund - noun as direct object) • Gerund Phrase: includes a gerund with its modifiers • Example: David was incapable of reciting the poem. (gerund phrase) • Example: Quickly gathering details is important. (gerund phrase)

  4. Quick Practice: • page 834 A #1-4 & B #1-4 • With your partner (write down answers in your notebook)

  5. Greek Tragedy • What is a Greek Tragedy? • Based on myths that were familiar to the original audience • Tell of a reversal of fortune (from good to bad), experienced by a man or woman of noble birth • Main characters have a TRAGIC FLAW • Tragic Flaw: a person’s characteristic that leads to his/her downfall • Ex: excessive pride, vanity, envy, anger

  6. Consider the term, TRAGIC FLAW • What is Creon’s tragic flaw? • What is Antigone’s tragic flaw?

  7. THEME in Antigone • What is Theme? • The central message of a piece of literature • A THEMATIC STATEMENT is the theme statement which connects to the literature but is written in a way that makes it a “general statement on humanity”

  8. THEME in Antigone • In Greek Tragedy, the theme is often a warning against excess such as pride or passion. • Tragedies are supposed to remind us that every decision involves choosing - and living with - the unforseen consequences of these choices.

  9. Summary Chart: • Complete the summary chart with your partner.

  10. Deference: yielding to the ideas and wishes of another Vocabulary

  11. Contempt: The attitude of someone who looks down on something or someone else Vocabulary

  12. Vile: Extremely disgusting Vocabulary

  13. Piety: Loyalty and devotion to family, the divine or an object of respect Vocabulary

  14. Lamentation: Expression of grief; weeping Vocabulary

  15. Rash: Too hasty in speech or action Vocabulary

More Related